Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the stream
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily
Life is but a dream
Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the stream
If you see a crocodile
Don't forget to scream!
Friday, 28 February 2014
Newsletter WE 28th February 2014
Dear Parents,
This week saw the last week of our ARC visits. We were visited by two ARC volunteers and two rescue dogs called Sukhi and Luka. The children put into practice what they had learnt with Mr Peter and Ms Koto. Most children wanted to stroke the dog and did so very gently. The children's interest in pets has led to a change in our role-play area. It is now a Vet's clinic.
Around the classroom, the children have been playing with a mixture of shaving foam and cornflour as well as basil seeds gloop. We have also been focusing on scissor skills and counting. The children enjoyed using a new resource this week. We have six new mobile phones which the children have been taking turns to use. We have heard some very funny conversations!
In the main playground we have been playing parachute games and catching and throwing the ball. The children have been practising skipping and balancing.
We have a new display in the classroom based on 'Handa's Surprise'. Ms Francez has been working with the children on this. Please have a look on Monday!
Today is Ms Francez's last day at TX. It has been a pleasure to have her here in F2. Thank you for all your hard work with the children and all the wonderful learning you have inspired. We will miss you!
Reminders:
-Role-play If you have any soft toy cats and dogs at home, can we borrow them for a week or so to use them in our vet role-play area?
- Parent consultations will be held next week on Wednesday. Most of you have already signed up for these. If your preferred day or time is not available, please come and see us and we can arrange a suitable time.
-Library books need to be returned on Tuesday at the very latest each week. If it is returned after this, please take the book to the library.
-Shoes: Please ensure you child wears good fitting, comfortable shoes to school. Light up shoes and flip flops are not permitted.
Have a lovely weekend.
Ms Gurvinder, Ms Grace and the F2 team
This week saw the last week of our ARC visits. We were visited by two ARC volunteers and two rescue dogs called Sukhi and Luka. The children put into practice what they had learnt with Mr Peter and Ms Koto. Most children wanted to stroke the dog and did so very gently. The children's interest in pets has led to a change in our role-play area. It is now a Vet's clinic.
Around the classroom, the children have been playing with a mixture of shaving foam and cornflour as well as basil seeds gloop. We have also been focusing on scissor skills and counting. The children enjoyed using a new resource this week. We have six new mobile phones which the children have been taking turns to use. We have heard some very funny conversations!
In the main playground we have been playing parachute games and catching and throwing the ball. The children have been practising skipping and balancing.
We have a new display in the classroom based on 'Handa's Surprise'. Ms Francez has been working with the children on this. Please have a look on Monday!
Today is Ms Francez's last day at TX. It has been a pleasure to have her here in F2. Thank you for all your hard work with the children and all the wonderful learning you have inspired. We will miss you!
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| Using our new mobile phones |
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| Exploring cornflour and shaving foam |
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| Observational painting for the 'Handa's Surprise' display |
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| Basil seed and water gloop |
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| Our final ARC visit |
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| Parachute games |
Reminders:
-Role-play If you have any soft toy cats and dogs at home, can we borrow them for a week or so to use them in our vet role-play area?
- Parent consultations will be held next week on Wednesday. Most of you have already signed up for these. If your preferred day or time is not available, please come and see us and we can arrange a suitable time.
-Library books need to be returned on Tuesday at the very latest each week. If it is returned after this, please take the book to the library.
-Shoes: Please ensure you child wears good fitting, comfortable shoes to school. Light up shoes and flip flops are not permitted.
Have a lovely weekend.
Ms Gurvinder, Ms Grace and the F2 team
Monday, 24 February 2014
5 Currant Buns
5 Currant Buns
5 currant buns in a baker shop
Round and fat with a cherry on the top
Along came ________ (name of a child)
with a penny one day
Bought the currant bun and took it away!
5 currant buns in a baker shop
Round and fat with a cherry on the top
Along came ________ (name of a child)
with a penny one day
Bought the currant bun and took it away!
Friday, 21 February 2014
Newsletter 21.02.2014
Dear Parents,
This week, ARC visited again F2 and the children had an amazing time playing with Dr. Nghia and his cat named Ho. They also learned to take good care of animals and took on the role of vets themselves.
In the classroom, we have added a lot of new things. They have been interested with animals lately and so we added different animal headdresses, a puppet theatre and animal costumes in the role play area. The children made rabbit ears inspired by the story that Ms. Gurvinder told them titled, "What can Rabbit hear?" Which focused on listening skills. We also have a new Construction set for the children to play with which is called Kinex. They have been very fond of building things such as flowers and butterflies. The children have been playing a listening game on the IWB. We also changed the set up of our classroom for it to be more spacious and accessible for the children.
We also celebrated Tam's 4th birthday last Thursday. The children enjoyed cake and gave their warm greetings.
We had Science Day last week and we would like to share this experiment that we did in school. You might want to do it with your child as well at home. Here is the link for the children's bicarbonate of soda and vinegar experiment:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RHnH9R2iac
It was a fun-filled week for the F2 unit. Have a great weekend!
Reminders:
February 24th and 25th (Monday and Tuesday), the children's photographs will be taken. Please ensure that you child wears full school uniform.
For next week's News, Isaiah and Victoria will be sharing in class about their weekend.
This week, ARC visited again F2 and the children had an amazing time playing with Dr. Nghia and his cat named Ho. They also learned to take good care of animals and took on the role of vets themselves.
In the classroom, we have added a lot of new things. They have been interested with animals lately and so we added different animal headdresses, a puppet theatre and animal costumes in the role play area. The children made rabbit ears inspired by the story that Ms. Gurvinder told them titled, "What can Rabbit hear?" Which focused on listening skills. We also have a new Construction set for the children to play with which is called Kinex. They have been very fond of building things such as flowers and butterflies. The children have been playing a listening game on the IWB. We also changed the set up of our classroom for it to be more spacious and accessible for the children.
We also celebrated Tam's 4th birthday last Thursday. The children enjoyed cake and gave their warm greetings.
We had Science Day last week and we would like to share this experiment that we did in school. You might want to do it with your child as well at home. Here is the link for the children's bicarbonate of soda and vinegar experiment:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RHnH9R2iac
It was a fun-filled week for the F2 unit. Have a great weekend!
With the help of Dr. Nghia, Phuong Anh was able to hear the cat's heartbeat.
Toby liked stroking Ho and feeling his white fur.
The girls are happily wearing their bunny ears.
What can these rabbits hear?
Khanh An enjoyed playing with the Kinex.
Daisy made a magic wand out of the Kinex.
Khoi played with the sounds game in the IWB.
February 24th and 25th (Monday and Tuesday), the children's photographs will be taken. Please ensure that you child wears full school uniform.
For next week's News, Isaiah and Victoria will be sharing in class about their weekend.
Friday, 14 February 2014
Newsletter 14.02.2013
We are overwhelmed with excitement for this week's activities at school. We have never been this busy but we are all pleased that we have had so much fun exploring and discovering different activities in and out of school.
Here are the highlights of the week:
Tuesday: We had a visit from Mr Peter and Ms Koto from ARC (Animal Rescue and Care) who talked about caring for pet animals.
Wednesday: All of us took part in the Science day!
Thursday: The much anticipated Teddy Bears picnic at BVIS took place.
Friday: We extended our learning of the story, Handa's Surprise, through a market visit. Children were put into groups and were given a list of fruit to buy.
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| "Can i touch the dog?" Daniel asked Mr Peter. |
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| Isaiah, Daisy and Lucy were chosen as 'Scientists' for exploring all areas enthusiastically and asking sensible questions. |
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| Children waiting for the magic to happen! (vinegar and baking soda) |
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| Water xylophone! |
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| Children and their teddies waiting patiently for the picnic to start. |
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| Lucy happily crawled through the tunnel. |
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| Group picture before the trip. |
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| Jay and Khoi feeling happy on the way back to school after the picnic. |
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| They all used their looking and listening skills whilst at the market. |
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Bill talking to the fruit lady and saying "Cam on."  |
REMINDERS:
* Please do not let your child wear any jewelry other than a pair of earrings to school. We do not want valuable items to get lost.
* Children should only wear proper and comfortable shoes to school.
* Kindly return the library book on time so your child can borrow a new one every Tuesday.
Friday, 7 February 2014
Newsletter WB 3rd February
Dear Parents,
Happy New Year! We hope you all had a restful holiday. We are pleased to see our children with renewed energy and a big enthusiasm to join in with our activities. Here are the highlights:
-The children have been enjoying reading 'Handa's Surprise' by Eileen Brown. We have been focusing on the fruit names in the story as well as constructing sentences to retell the story in their own words.
-We have been buying and selling the fruit from Handa's Surprise in our market role-play area.
-We have been focusing on rhyming words. The children have enjoyed reading different rhyming books but have particularly enjoyed 'One Mole Digging a Hole' by Julia Donaldson and Nick Sharatt.
-The children are learning shape names beyond the four basic shapes and have been introduced to vocabulary such as 'sides' and 'corners'.
Next week
Tuesday 11th February
Animal Rescue and Care (ARC) will be visiting F2 and helping us to understand more about how pets needed and how to take care of them.
Wednesday 12th February
TX Science Day- Please join us in the classroom between 8.00 am and 8.45 am to investigate and explore a range of activities.
Thursday 13th February
EYFS Teddy Bears picnic at BVIS in the morning. Please ensure you bring your child in on time at 7.55 am. The buses will leave at 8.15. If you miss the bus, please take your child directly to BVIS.
Friday 14th February
Trip to Tan Dinh market to buy fruit. We will be buying the fruit that we have been reading about in Handa's Surprise.
As you can see it's going to be a very busy week!
Happy New Year! We hope you all had a restful holiday. We are pleased to see our children with renewed energy and a big enthusiasm to join in with our activities. Here are the highlights:
-The children have been enjoying reading 'Handa's Surprise' by Eileen Brown. We have been focusing on the fruit names in the story as well as constructing sentences to retell the story in their own words.
-We have been buying and selling the fruit from Handa's Surprise in our market role-play area.
-We have been focusing on rhyming words. The children have enjoyed reading different rhyming books but have particularly enjoyed 'One Mole Digging a Hole' by Julia Donaldson and Nick Sharatt.
-The children are learning shape names beyond the four basic shapes and have been introduced to vocabulary such as 'sides' and 'corners'.
Next week
Tuesday 11th February
Animal Rescue and Care (ARC) will be visiting F2 and helping us to understand more about how pets needed and how to take care of them.
Wednesday 12th February
TX Science Day- Please join us in the classroom between 8.00 am and 8.45 am to investigate and explore a range of activities.
Thursday 13th February
EYFS Teddy Bears picnic at BVIS in the morning. Please ensure you bring your child in on time at 7.55 am. The buses will leave at 8.15. If you miss the bus, please take your child directly to BVIS.
Friday 14th February
Trip to Tan Dinh market to buy fruit. We will be buying the fruit that we have been reading about in Handa's Surprise.
As you can see it's going to be a very busy week!
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